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Pakdaman-Savoji, Azar; Nesbit, John Cale; Gajdamaschko, Natalia – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2019
The term "cognitive tool" has been used in many areas of academic specialisation, where it has taken on multiple connotations. In this historical and systematic review, we investigate the conceptualisation of cognitive tools in the learning sciences and educational technology. First, the theory of cognitive tools vis-à-vis learning and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Cognitive Development, Psychology, Computer Uses in Education
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Michael Orey; Stephanie A. Jones; Robert Maribe Branch – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2012
The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning…
Descriptors: Educational Media, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Story Telling
Kozma, Robert B. – Educational Technology, 1987
Defines cognitive computer tools as software programs that use the control capabilities of computers to amplify, extend, or enhance human cognition; suggests seven ways in which computers can aid learning; and describes the "Learning Tool," a software package for the Apple Macintosh microcomputer that is designed to aid learning of…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software